AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award

Thank you to the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants for generously supporting the AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award

Previous Bea Sanders/AICPA EDGE in Teaching Award Recipients and Honorable Mentions

2024 Award

Recipient:

“The ESG Project”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University, Tracie L. Miller, Franklin University

Honorable Mention:

“NASCAR: Lean Mindset”
Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida, Margaret Shackell, Ithaca College

2022 Award

Recipient:

“Data Cleaning Projects for Introductory Accounting”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University, Tracie Miller, Franklin University, Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida

2021 Award

Recipient:

“The Great Accounting Escape”
Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida and Juliana M. Kralik, University of South Florida

Honorable Mentions:

“KAT Manufacturing: Interactive Dashboard Projects for Integrating Data Analytics into Introductory Accounting”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University; Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College; Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida

“Gamification of Introductory Accounting through Business Simulation”
Saurav Kumar Dutta, Curtin University; Wahseem Soobratty, Curtin University; Mahendra R. Gujarathi, Bentley University

2020 Award

Recipient:

“The Cookie Company Project”
Alesha Graves, Asbury University

2019 Award

Recipient:

“Junkyard Planet: Teaching Managerial Accounting with a Sustainability Theme”
Stephanie Grimm, University of St. Thomas

Honorable Mentions:

“Data Analytics Projects for Introductory Accounting Using Excel, Tableau, and Power B”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University; Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College; Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida

2018 Award

Recipient:

“Teaching and Learning Toolbox”
Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College and Cathy J. Scott, University of North Texas - Dallas

Honorable Mentions:

“Data Analytics in Introductory Accounting”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University and Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College

2017 Award

Recipient:

“Create Customized Financial Accounting Case Assignments with the Accounting Case Template (ACT)”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University

Honorable Mentions:

“Brainteasers, Black Lights, and Balance Sheets: Applying Introductory Financial Accounting Concepts in an Interactive Escape Room Environment”
Chris McCullick and Ashley Minnich, William Jewell College

2016 Award

Recipient:

“Excel-Based Active-Learning for the Managerial Accounting Course”
Karen Braun, Case Western Reserve University

Honorable Mentions:

“Launch Learning: Students Create, Collaborate…and Comprehend Managerial Accounting!”
Kelvie Crabb, The University of Kansas, Gail Hoover King, Purdue University Northwest and Kimberly Swanson Church, University of Missouri-Kansas City
 

2015 Award

Recipient:

“UBuild: A Simulation Bridging Financial and Managerial Accounting”
Fabienne Miller and Huong Higgins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Honorable Mentions:

“Introducing Accounting: Classroom Application of the Pathways Commission Vision”
Melissa Larson, Brigham Young University

2014 Award

Recipient:

“Accounting in the Headlines: A News Blog for the Introductory Accounting Classroom”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University

Honorable Mentions:

“Accounting Challenge (ACE): Mobile-Gaming App for Learning Accounting”
Poh-Sun Seow and Suay-Peng Wong, Singapore Management University

2013 Award

Recipient:

“Reinventing Student Engagement and Collaboration within Introductory Accounting Courses”
Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College

Honorable Mentions:

“The Accounting Tournament - March Madness in Financial Accounting”
Edward Bysiek, St. Bonaventure University

2012 Award

Recipient:

“A FASB Accounting Standards Codification Project for Introductory Accounting”
Kay Poston and John Waters — University of Indianapolis

Honorable Mentions:

“Words and Numbers: Introducing Freshmen Students in the Accounting/Finance Course to the Library”
Candy A. Bianco, Elizabeth Galoozis, Elliott Levy, Mary Marcel, and Karen K. Osterheld — Bentley University

“Digital Storytelling for Engaged Student Learning”
Themin Suwardy, Gary Pan, Seow Poh-Sun — Singapore Management University

2011 Award

Recipient:

“$Chocolate$: Accounting as a First Year Seminar”
Priscilla Wightman, Hartwick College

Honorable Mentions:

“Teaching Internal Control through Active Learning”
Tammy Duxbury and MaryElla Gainor — Bryant University

“The Farming Game® and the Introductory Financial Accounting Course: An Accounting Simulation”
Nate L. Staheli, University of Hawaii – Manoa

2010 Award

Recipient:

“Who Moved my Classroom?: A Framework for Community-Linked Learning and Assessment in Accounting”
Christopher D. Brandon, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus; Marsha Huber, Youngstown State University; Larita J. Killian, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus

Honorable Mentions:

“A Better Way to Teach Effective Interest Method Related Problems in Accounting”
Avinash Arya, William Paterson University

"Mini-responsibility centers:” A strategy for learning by leading”
Sandria S. Stephenson, Texas State University